Giveaway: Rational Investing in Irrational Times by Larry Swedroe

Update: Anonymous entries will not be accepted, simply because I can’t identify you as the winner. If you entered anonymously, please re-enter using your name or pseudonym.

Back in October, I was lucky enough to win a copy of Larry Swedroe’s book, Rational Investing in Irrational Times. SVB at The Digerati Life was kind enough to let me select between Rational Investing and The Complete Tightwad Gazette. I chose Rational Investing because I read the Tightwad Gazette years ago and I need to learn more about investing than I do about frugality at this point. Unfortunately, it’s been more than six months and I haven’t touched the book. I have been super busy, and I don’t see that changing in the near future (maybe around the time Tyler turns three and doesn’t need a constant eye on him to make sure he’s safe).

Since I hate that the book is just sitting idly on my bookcase, I’ve decided to give it away to one lucky randomly selected winner. To enter, simply leave a comment on this post with your best investing tip.

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The giveaway ends at 6:00 p.m. PDT on Wednesday, June 25. I’ll use Random.org to generate a number that corresponds with the winning comment.

The winner will be announced here on CFO. The winner will have 48 hours to claim their prize; otherwise a new winner will be randomly selected.

One entry per type per person. Sorry, this giveaway is open to U.S. residents only.

My best investment tip is don’t invest in ANYTHING based on ONE tip (like these)…read, discuss, research on your own before making a significant investment decision. I personally like some of the theories of Sound Mind Investing (www.soundmindinvesting.com)

Have automatic withdrawls from your checking to savings. that way your saving without always having to plan it out every month. Set up a reasonable amount to be transferred to savings every month. Great giveaway, thanks!

Hmm, a lot of these people have overlapping tips. How are you going to pick a single best tip?

In my opinion when it comes to investing:1. Start early (Time is the most powerful factor of compound interest)2. Live below your means* and contribute a significant amount of your income to your investments3. Demand more from your investments. If you’re young, you can afford to be aggressive and take risks.4. Be patient.